The 2012 Campus Coverage Project will be held from Jan. 5-8 in Phoenix
THURSDAY, January 5
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Check-in at Sheraton Downtown Phoenix
Sheraton - Deer Valley Foyer
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Intro Session: Covering your Campus
Sheraton - Deer Valley
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Chelsea Boozer, University of Memphis
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Emily Richmond, Education Writers Association
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Mark Horvit, IRE/NICAR
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Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center
7:00 p.m.
Welcome Dinner:
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Manny Garcia, El Nuevo Herald/The Miami Herald.
FRIDAY, January 6
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
ASU - The First Amendment Forum
9:00-10:15 a.m.
What should you be examining on campus?
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
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Kevin Kiley, Inside Higher Ed
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Karl Idsvoog, Kent State University
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Erica Perez, California Watch
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Frank LoMonte (moderator), Student Press Law Center
10:30-11:30 a.m.
(Choose one session)
A. Measuring up: Using data to track campus performance
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
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Brant Houston, University of Illinois
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Alex Richards, Chronicle of Higher Education
B. following the money: Making sense of budgets, audits and endowments and following the money trail
ASU - azcentral.com Classroom, 256
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Mark Horvit, IRE/NICAR
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Suzanne McBride, Columbia College Chicago
11:30 a.m.
Break
11:45-12:45 p.m.
Accountability Journalism: Why it matters and how you can make a difference
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
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Jim Steele, Vanity Fair
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Len Downie, Jr., Arizona State University/The Washington Post
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Mark Horvit (moderator), IRE/NICAR
12:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
LUNCH (box lunches provided)
2:00-3:00 p.m.
(Note: Attend the opposite session from the morning)
A. Measuring up: Using data to track campus performance
ASU - Cronkite 252
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Brant Houston, University of Illinois
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Alex Richards, Chronicle of Higher Education
B. following the money: Making sense of budgets, audits and endowments and following the money trail
ASU - azcentral.com Classroom, 256
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Mark Horvit, IRE/NICAR
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Suzanne McBride, Columbia College Chicago
3:00 p.m.
Break
3:15-4:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
ASU - Various room locations
4:15 p.m.
Break
4:30-5:30 p.m.
(Choose one session)
A. Private eyes: Strategies and story ideas when you cover a private school
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
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Suzanne McBride, Columbia College Chicago
B. Campus Construction: Investigating the explosion in building projects to find cost over-runs, substandard work and more
ASU - azcentral.com Classroom, 256
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Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times
C. Investigating the administration: Documents and databases you can use to help keep administrators honest
ASU - Cronkite 252
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Erica Perez, California Watch
5:30 p.m.
Break
5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
(Choose one session)
A. Great broadcast story ideas for campus
ASU - Cronkite 252
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Karl Idsvoog, Kent State University
B. Writing the investigative story
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
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Jill Riepenhoff, The Columbus Dispatch
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Ron Nixon, The New York Times
C. Using data to tell stories
ASU - azcentral.com Classroom, 256
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Jaimi Dowdell, IRE/NICAR
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Steve Doig, Arizona State University
7:00 p.m.
Pizza Dinner
ASU - The First Amendment Forum
SATURDAY, January 7
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
ASU - The First Amendment Forum
8:45- 10 a.m.
Overcoming Roadblocks: From stonewalling administrators to hidden documents, how to navigate the terrain
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
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Jill Riepenhoff, The Columbus Dispatch
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Chelsea Boozer, University of Memphis
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Jaimi Dowdell, IRE/NICAR
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Alex Richards, Chronicle of Higher Education
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Brant Houston (moderator), University of Illinois
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:15-11:15 a.m.
(Choose one session)
Key documents for covering private institutions: Using 990s and other methods to get information
ASU - Cronkite 252
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Ron Nixon, The New York Times
Athletic programs: Taking a hard look
ASU - azcentral.com Classroom, 256
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Jill Riepenhoff, The Columbus Dispatch
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Jodi Upton, USA Today
11:25 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Making them talk: Getting reluctant sources to open up
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
12:45-2:00 p.m.
LUNCH (on your own)
2:00-4:45 p.m.
Computer-assisted reporting sessions (Hands-on)
ASU - Various rooms
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Steve Doig, Arizona State University
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Jaimi Dowdell, IRE/NICAR
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Mark Horvit, IRE/NICAR
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Ron Nixon, The New York Times
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Alex Richards, Chronicle of Higher Education
4:45 p.m.
Break
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Online digging: Using the web as an investigative tool
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
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Jaimi Dowdell, IRE/NICAR
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Mark Horvit, IRE/NICAR
SUNDAY, January 8
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
ASU - The First Amendment Forum
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Knowing your rights: Taking advantage of open records laws
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
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Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center
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Jill Riepenhoff, The Columbus Dispatch
10:15-11:30 a.m.
Brainstorming story ideas
ASU - The Cronkite Theater, 202
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Emily Richmond, Education Writers Association
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Jaimi Dowdell, IRE/NICAR
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Mark Horvit, IRE/NICAR
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Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center
